When Springfield entrepreneur Cindy Koza received an unexpected call from a private equity firm about a year and a half ago, selling Rise & Shine wasn’t something she had been considering.
Founded in 2020, Rise & Shine Social Enterprise provides caregiving services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Lane County. The Springfield-based company offers residential care through 24/7 group homes, supported living, and in-home hourly care, along with a robust daily activity program – all built around a mission of helping the people it serves live fulfilling, connected lives.
That unexpected phone call set Koza on a path that would ultimately reshape the future of the company she had built. Last week, Rise & Shine officially became an employee-owned company, giving the approximately 250 people who have helped build the Springfield caregiving agency an opportunity to share in the value they are creating…